Mount Aloysius College

2018 Lesson Plan Format

I. Heading

Lesson Title: Real-Life Rounding – Culminating Experience

Mr. Trevor Miller
Date: November 20th, 2018
Subject/Discipline: ELA
Grade Level: Second Grade
Number of students: 15-20
Allocated instructional time: 20-40 Minutes
Multiple intelligences addressed: Linguistic
Standard – PA.CC.2.4.2.A.1
Measure and estimate lengths in standard units using appropriate tools.

II. Rationale and Background

The purpose of this experience is to allow children to make connections between
what they have learned about rounding and estimating in the unit to situations where
it can be applied in their everyday lives. Students should engage in this experience
because it offers a unique approach for learning about a part of everyday life, which
can be beneficial to their interest in mathematics later in their lives. The experience
will meet the students’ needs by teaching them how to relate information they learn in
the classroom to situations in their personal lives, and allowing students to experience
a fun activity that is creative as well as informative.
The students may be familiar with basic aspects of making connections, but are
often not fully experienced in drawing information outside of the classroom. This
experience will be relevant to the students’ lives and interests because it will develop
a better understanding of how to connect information to their outside life, and allow
students to apply their newfound knowledge into everyday situations they encounter
 with similar interests. The context of the lesson as applied to the classroom will
educate the students about unfamiliar methods of creating connections. The lesson
will reinforce the process and purpose of connecting skills, and provide them an
opportunity to complete this action in a creative manner.

III. Lesson Objectives

Objective #1: TLWBAT create connections between skills and development in the
classroom to their lives outside of school. PA.CC.2.4.2.A.1

IV. Materials
a. Materials on this experience depend on what the children provide, and will not be
established in writing prior to class discussion

V. Procedures
a. Introduction
To introduce the experience and gather the focus of the students, we will
host a classroom discussion. Students will be asked to describe how they can
apply skills of rounding and estimating to their everyday life. This will activate
the students’ prior knowledge of the subject, if they have any previous
knowledge, and prepare them to further expand their knowledge of the subject.
The students will then have the option to bring in examples of how to complete
these actions in their everyday lives, or offer explanations and strategies. The
purpose of this lesson is to allow children to make connections between what they
have learned about rounding and estimating in the unit to situations where it can
be applied in their everyday lives.

b. Lesson Body
i. Students will discuss as a group the various times in their daily lives they
use estimation and rounding
ii. Students will provide descriptive examples, and bring in materials if
necessary
iii. Students will attempt to round or estimate through the eyes of their
classmates, and complete the various activities provided by peers.
iv. Students will engage in a classroom discussion about how estimation and
rounding assists their daily lives.

c. Strategies for Differentiated Instruction

i. For a gifted child who needs enrichment, they will be asked questions like,
“how would your life be different without rounding?” and “how did
 civilizations function in the past without using these methods?” This will
encourage the student to think abstractly about the subject.
ii. For an exceptional child, such as a blind child, the activity will provide an
opportunity to use speech as the main function in discussion amongst
peers. This will expand the process of learning, and making the lesson
appropriate for all children.

d. Strategies for English Language Learners

i. For an English language learner, the lesson will be more focused on
translating details across classmates. This use of experience will also help
the student understand mathematics more in depth.

e. Closure/Conclusion
i. To close the unit, students will discuss their favorite aspects and activities,
and whether they would participate in this unit again.

f. If-Time Activity
i. If the lesson were to finish early, students will be allowed to write an
essay to visitors of another planet, explaining the purpose of estimation
and rounding.

VI. Home School Connection/Homework Assignment/Independent Practice

In order to make this lesson more accessible to children in a home-schooled
curriculum, we will post the lesson, along with a detailed instruction for the activity,
on my classroom web page, as well as a link to the activity. This way, a home-
schooled child can complete the activity, and the parent can use the provided charts to
instruct the activity.

VII. Evaluation
a. Student Assessment
i. F: To assess student performance, in the lesson, students should be
following the procedure of the experiments. Observation assessment will
be used. PA.CC.2.4.2.A.1
ii. S: Students will be not physically graded on the activity, and provided
additional instruction if they struggle to meet their objectives. If the
students are able to produce one relationship to their lives about rounding
or estimating, the students will have met their objectives.
PA.CC.2.4.2.A.1
b. Self-evaluation (to be completed after lesson)